Sunday, May 03, 2009

Last autumn during the American election campaign, Blake Benson was charged with "interference with staff of an educational facility".

Michele Obama visited his High School last autumn to give a speech and Benson, a 17 year old student, turned up wearing a NOBAMA T shirt and carrying a McCain/Palin sign.

And that's it. That's what he was arrested for - arrested, handcuffed and taken to one of the school offices by a deputy from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. He was also given a one day suspension from his school - suspended for campaigning for the Republican candidate for the Presidency.

The school quickly reversed the suspension. Last Thursday, after more than six months, the Sheriff's Department announced they were dropping the charges.